Bundle-carrier.



G. S. SHARP. BUNDLE CARRIER. APPLIQATION FILED MAY 11, 1004.

C. S. SHARP.

BUNDLE CARRIER.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 11, 1904.

Patented Feb. 15, 1910.

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C. S. SHARP.

BUNDLE CARRIER.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 11, 1904.

Patented Feb. 15, 1910.

Ul'll STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES S. SHARP, 0F AUBURN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, TO INTERNATONAL HARVESTER COMPANY. A CORPORATION 0F NEW JERSEY.

BUNDLE-CARRIER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application tiled May 11, 1964. Serial No. 207,453.

'o all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, CHARLES S. Strain?, of Auburn, in the county of Cayuga and State of New York, have invented a certain new and useful Bundle-Carrier, of which the following is a specification.

My invention has for its object the production of a bundle-carrier, which is particularly simple in construction and durable and effective in operation, and is especially applicable for use in connection with cornharvesters; and to this end, it consists in the combinations and constructions hereinafter set forth and claimed.

In describing this invention, like characters refer to corresponding parts in all the views.

Figures 1 and 2 are, respectively, top plan and rear elevation of portions of a corn-harvester provided with a preferable construction of my invention, the buiulle-carrier being shown in Fig. l in its normal position, and in Fig. 2 in its position assumed when discharging the bundle, and parts illustrated in Fig. 2, being either omitted or indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is an elevation of a portion of the machine illustrated in Fig. 2, the bundle-carrier being shown in its position assumed in Fig. l. Figs. t and are, respectively, top plan and elevation of a portion of the bundle-carrier, a. contiguous part of the main frame and the catch for holding the bundle-carrier in its normal pofsition.

1 and 2 are, respectively, a portion of the main frame and the binder of a machine, as a corn-harvester, equipped with my bundlecarrier. These parts 1 and 2, are of any desirable form, size and construction, and it is thought unnecessary to fully illustrate or further describe the same.

My bundle-carrier as preferably constructed, comprises a support 3 and a receiver 4t. The support 3 is usually pivoted at its front end to one side of the main frame 1 upon an axis extending forwardly and outwardly or stubbleward toward its upper end, and at an oblique angle to a line parallel to the bundle when supported upon the receiver before the movement thereof from position to receive the bundle, and the rear end of this support is movable laterally at opposite sides of a line, as 5, extending through said axis substantially parallel to the line of draft, and

is provided with a bearing t3 arranged at the rear of the pivot of the support and located when the carrier :is in position to receive the bundle, to the grainward side of such line. or in other words between the binder and said line 5 and movable stubbleward crosswise of said line toward the ground. As here illustrated, the bearing (3 is formed tu bula r and is extended forwardly and downwardly toward the binder from itsl outer end. 'lhe receiver 4l: spaced apart from the pivot ol the support is generally composed of a lengthwise bar or member 7, crosswise tingers or members S, and a lengthwise bar 9 above tho bar or member 7. Said receiver when in its normal starting position. or in other words when in position to receive the bundle, is arranged at a com parativcly slight oblique angle out of a horizontal plane to the line oil: draft or travel of the harvester and projects laterally on oppositie sides of the line 5, the central portion of the receiver being thus in rear of the axis of the support 5E, which is also the axis of the receiver, and is arranged between lines extending from the ends of the advance portion of the receiver when in said position to receive the bundle substantially parallel to the line of travel of the harvester, and the edge of the receiver from which the bundle is discharged being at the rear of the receiver and being preferably the rear longitudinal edge thereof. Thus the receiver occupies a prostrate position when at the starting point and maintains a prostrate position during its movement about the pivot of the support 3. The bar or member 7 is arranged in, and suitably secured to, the bearing G, and as here illustrated, is extended forwardly and downwardly and rearwardly and upwardly relatively to the contiguous part of the support 3.

My luuidle-carrier may be held in its normal position by any suitable means. here shown as a catch 10, which is pivoted intermediate of its ends to the supper- 3, is normally engaged at one end with the main frame 1, is held in its operative position by a spring 11 which automatically forces the catch into such position, and is connected to a rod l2, actuated by the foot-lever 13 to withdraw the catch 10 from operative posi.- tion. The weight of the bundle causes the receiver to swing laterally outwardly to its Patented Feb. 15, 191.0.

extreme position as shown in Fig. 2, whereupon the bundle is readily discharged. During the lateral outward movement of the receiver, the rear edge thereof from which the bundle is discharged moves downwardly, thus facilitating the discharge of the bundle, but as will be obvious to those skilled in the art, said edge moves downwardly at less speed during vthe initial lateral outward movement of the receiver' than during a subsequent part of such lateral movement, as the end thereof. A suitable spring le may be utilized to return the bundle-carrier, or if desired, the same may be returned by the operator.

It will be particularly noted, that a bundlecarrier constructed as set forth, requires a minimum amount of separation between thc binder and the bundle-carrier, and moves the bundle a maximum distance to the side of the machine, as seen in Fig. Q.

The construction and operation of my bundle-carrier, will now be readily understood upon reference to the foregoing description and the accompanying drawing, and it will be apparent that more or less change may be made therein, without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

l. In a harvester, a main frame, a binder, and a bundle-carrier comprising a support pivoted to the main frame, the axis of thev pivot extending upwardly and laterally and said support having a portion movable to opposite sides of a line extending through the pivot substantially parallel to the line of travel of the harvester, and a receiver for the bundle carried by the support, the receiver being supported directly by the por-- tion of the support movable to opposite sides of said line, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. In a harvester, a main frame, a binder, and a bundle-carrier comprising a support pivoted to the frame and having a bearing arranged in rear of its pivot, the bearing being located, when the carrier is in position to receive the bundle, at the grainward side of the line extending through the pivot of the support parallel to the line of draft, and

' being movable stubbleward crosswise of such line, and a receiver for the bundle supported in the bearing, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

3. In a harvester, a main frame, a binder, and a bundle-carrier comprising a support pivoted to the main frame and having a bearing arranged in rear of its pivot and located, when the carrier is in position to receive the bundle, to the grainward side of a line extending through the pivot of the support parallel to the line of draft and movable stubbleward from its starting position crosswise of said line, the axis of said bearing extending crosswise of the direction of travel of the harvester, and a receiver for the bundle supported in the bearing and occupying a substantially prostrate position when in its starting position and maintaining such prostrate position during its movement, substantially as and for the purpose described.

4l. In a harvester, a main frame, a binder, and a bundle-carrier comprising a support pivoted to the main frame and having a bearing in rear of its pivot, and a receiver for the bundle supported in the bearing, said receiver when in position to receive thc bundle having its forward portion 'proj ecting beyond opposite sides of a line extending through the pivot of support substantially parallel to the line of draft, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

5. In a harvester, a main frame, a binder, and a bundle-carrier comprising a support pivoted to the main frame and having a bearing arranged in rear of its pivot and located, when the carrier is in position to receive the bundle, to the grainward side of a line extending through the pivot of the support substantially parallel to the line of draft, and a receiver for the bundle supported in the bearing, said receiver when in its starting position extending forwardly and rearwardly from the bearing in a direction crosswise of the line of draft, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto signed my name in the presence of two attesting witnesses, at Auburn, in the county of Cayuga, in the State of New York, this 3th day of June, 1903.

CHARLES S. SHARP.

Iitnesses W. A. DONALD, W. C. JIRDINs'roN. 

